NBA Street Series

Reviewed by:
Paul Ulane

While flashy street-ballers continue to lay a graham cracker foundation for America’s hardwood future (do we really need more Germans in the NBA?), the adolescents who inhabit today’s NBA continue to burn up highlight reels on the game’s biggest stage. Now NBA Street Series compiles the best of those highlights onto two DVDs. Hosted by Stephon Marbury, Ankle Breakers profiles the league’s quickest—from Marbury to Allen Iverson to white boy Jason Williams—embarrassing anyone willing to guard them. Extras that accompany the highlights-and-interview package include the “10 Greatest Crossovers of All-Time” (even a pre-cornrow Iverson vs. Jordan) and the best guard highlights from the All-Star game.

Then there’s Dunks!, which comes stuffed full of the best moment in basketball: the bounce pass. (Gotcha!) Choose from sections like “Alley Oops” and “Aerial Artists” to find everyone from Dr. J to some kid named LeBron something. The extras throw down with classic big-name dunkers like Shawn Kemp, Daryl Dawkins, and even Spud Webb and also relive the entire 1985 Dunk Contest between Dominique Wilkins and then-rookie Michael Jordan. For all three of you remaining NBA fans out there, these are a must for your DVD collection.

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